Trial scheduled in police brutality lawsuit

9:21 AM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Written by

Clarke Morrison

City officers accused in a federal lawsuit of police brutality will testify that the alleged victim made up the story, their attorney said in court Tuesday.

"A fundamental issue will be the plaintiff's credibility," lawyer Jason Benton told U.S. District Court Judge Martin Reidinger during a pre-trial conference.

Reidinger said the trial of officers W.M. Yelton, Doug Sheehan, Nicholas Mitchell and Ervin Hunter is scheduled for the Nov. 26 term of federal court in Asheville and is likely to last three to four days. ...